Amendment 992· GDPR Article 5(1)(b)
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Text of the amendment
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Wordingagainst the Commission’s
collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, in accordance with Article 89(1),only be considered to be compatible with the initial purposes, independent ofwhen the conditionsrequirements of Article 6(4) and guarantees of thisArticle Regulation89(1) have been met. General product development as well as the training, testing or validation of general AI systems or AI models shall not be considered compatible purposes solely on the basis of their designation as research (‘purpose limitation’);’
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GDPR Article 5 with this amendment
Amendment 992 applied to the Commission proposal, no other amendment
Personal data shall be:
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processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject (‘lawfulness, fairness and transparency’);
collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, in accordance with Article 89(1),only be considered to be compatible with the initial purposes, independent ofwhen the conditionsrequirements of Article 6(4) and guarantees of thisArticle Regulation89(1) have been met. General product development as well as the training, testing or validation of general AI systems or AI models shall not be considered compatible purposes solely on the basis of their designation as research (‘purpose limitation’);
Unchanged: (c), (d), (e), (f) and (2)
adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed (‘data minimisation’);
accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay (‘accuracy’);
kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed; personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be processed solely for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1) subject to implementation of the appropriate technical and organisational measures required by this Regulation in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the data subject (‘storage limitation’);
processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures (‘integrity and confidentiality’).
The controller shall be responsible for, and be able to demonstrate compliance with, paragraph 1 (‘accountability’).
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Justification
Purpose limitation is a core principle of informational self-determination. A research label shall not replace testing.
Target
Wording of the targeted provisionlaw in force, Commission proposal, latest Council text
Law in forceGDPR, Article 5(1)(b)
collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, in accordance with Article 89(1), not be considered to be incompatible with the initial purposes (‘purpose limitation’);
Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837
collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, in accordance with Article 89(1), be considered to be compatible with the initial purposes, independent of the conditions of Article 6(4) of this Regulation, (‘purpose limitation’);
Council text of 22 October 2026ST 14756/26
collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, subject to the application of appropriate safeguards in accordance with Article 89(1), be considered to be compatible with the initial purposes, independent of the conditions of Article 6(4) of this Regulation (‘purpose limitation’);
Cite this amendment
Amendment 992 (Mary Khan), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 777–1052 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-791072, PE791.072v01-00, 27 July 2026), pp. 132–133
Link, short form and official text
Amendment 992 (Mary Khan), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 777–1052 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-791072, PE791.072v01-00, 27 July 2026), pp. 132–133
ITRE–LIBE Amendment 992 (CJ72-AM-791072), p. 132